Strong's Hebrew · H2963
טָרַף
ṭâraph · taw-raf'
catch, [idiom] without doubt, feed, ravin, rend in pieces, [idiom] surely, tear (in pieces).
Definition
to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 25 times in Scripture
“Concerning Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges the domain of Gad! He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or a head.”
“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.””
“When one of them was gone, I said: “Surely he has been torn to pieces.” And I have not seen him since.”
“His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!””
“or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.”
“If the animal was torn to pieces, he shall bring it as evidence; he need not make restitution for the torn carcass.”
“like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).